Lately I've been thinking a lot about how everything in your life effects who you become. The people you have spent your time with, the habits you created as a child, and the things you spend your time doing have all had an effect on how your personality is shaped, your values, and your physical self.
Being a 2-year-old seems like the perfect life. Your parents took care of you, fed you, bathed you, and someone was always watching over you. Every decision your parents made for you as child effected who you became today. Stay at home mom, being an only child, the house structure you lived in all had an effect on your mind, body, and spirit. How amazing. I can't even recollect what my life was like for the first five years of my existence.
But as we get older and start to reflect on our childhood, you can see where something had a certain effect on you. Being picked on in school probably made you have rejection problems or commitment issues. Getting whatever you wanted as a young child made you demand things as an adult (and made you a huge brat). Building relationships with other kids at a young age effected who you chose to be your friends today. Most of these things are imbedded in us and rooted so deep that it is almost impossible to change who we truly are. BUT we can better ourselves. It takes work but it is possible. You may always have the tendency to put people down to make yourself feel better but you can make a conscious effort to think about what you say to people before you throw them under the bus.
Another problem that really bothers me is over eating. No one is obese because they want to be or because they love food that much. Obesity is a disease and has a psychological meaning behind it. Over eating can become an addiction and take over who you are. Making fun of someone who is fat is not going to help their problem. To help fight the disease you have to dig deep to find the real meaning behind eating that much food or that poorly of food. I am a sucker for sweets and french fries but I make a conscious effort to limit myself and take care of it in the gym shortly after. It is amazing to me how quickly pounds can add up if you do not do something about them. Prime example is the Freshman 15. Without work to keep the weight off, it is extremely easy to pack on the pounds because fast food is offered in the student centers and if there is free food at an event on campus I can promise you it won't be salmon and asparagus. It will be a greasy pizza from Hungry Howie's because it's cheap and will feed a lot of people. Making that conscious effort to take care of yourself will make you a happier person. Fight through the addiction and do something for yourself. If you are not obese be lucky you have everything in the right state of mind. If you have come from obesity and are fighting the fight we all fight everyday, keep up the hard work. I promise it pays off at the end of everyday you fight.
Make these decisions when you are younger or if you are a parent, soon to be parent, or college kid thinking about kids one day. Know that every decision you make effects you or somebody else. Don't be so over protective you can't experience life but realize that there is a reason things are in your life and they can shape you in many different ways. Only you know who you are and what changed your life for the good or bad. Make smart choices. You only have one life to live and it is imperative you make the most of it. Becoming an adult is a lot more informative than I would have ever thought (because I knew everything in high school [sarcastic voice]). I learn something new about myself everyday. I can see how the things that happened in my younger years effected everything I have and want today and in the future. Continue reaching for the stars and developing yourself because it is intriguing to learn knew things about yourself and about life in general.
Dreaming big,
Kayla
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